Will short-term gas prices affect long-term decisions for car buyers?
Anybody who's been driving for the past ten or fifteen years will probably tell you that they remember when gas was only a dollar per gallon. They weren't talking about it back then, but looking at prices today, it's no wonder why it has become such a popular topic. Despite this hot-button issue, has it actually affected the way that consumers have purchased vehicles?
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The larger the car is, the lighter your wallet will be.
In 1950, when AAA first released their "Your Driving Costs" study, the cost of driving and maintaining a car was just $900 a year, with gas selling for 27 cents a gallon. Now in 2013, AAA estimates the cost of owning a midsize sedan is 10 times that, with an average expense of $9,122 per year based upon 15,000 miles of annual driving.
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Web2Carz declares the non-car fuel-economy champs of 2013.
Despite popular conceptions, pickup truck and SUV buyers care just as much about gas mileage as their car-driving counterparts. Trucks are often used as business vehicles, and high gas prices drive expenses up. Families who own an SUV or two will naturally want to stretch their mileage in order to keep fuel prices from eating into the family budget.
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Not surprisingly, more green cars are sold out West.
Green cars have long been associated with the West Coast, so it's no surprise that a recent Cars.com poll showed that eight of the 10 most environmentally conscious cities when it comes to car shopping are on the West Coast. Only Washington, D.C. and Lima, Ohio are not.
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Government crash-testing for seniors may come to cars.
It's no secret that senior citizens face unique challenges when driving, due to the changes that affect us all as we age. Now the government is looking to change the new-car safety-rating system to reflect advances in safety technology that can help keep seniors safe.
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New electric cars are hitting the market this year.
New electric cars continue to trickle (see what we did there?) into the new-car market. Nissan's Leaf was the first mainstream electric car, following in the footsteps of Tesla's limited-production Roadster. The Leaf is no longer alone. Mercedes-Benz has an electric B-Class hatchback tall wagon on the way for 2014, but for those who can't wait, here's a look at four new-for-2013 EVs.
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